Legal Opinion
Brody Truck Rental, Inc. v. Country Wide Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 21, 2000PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Michael DeMarco, J.), entered on or about March 9, 2000, which, to the extent appealed from as limited by the brief, granted the motion of defendant Country Wide Insurance Company for summary judgment dismissing defendant Truck Rite’s cross claim for consequential damages arising out of the alleged breach of contract, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
In claims for breach of contract, a party’s recovery is ordinarily limited to “general damages which are the natural and probable consequence of the breach” (Kenford Co. v County of Erie, 73 NY2d 312, 319);…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kenford Co. v. County of ErieNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- American List Corp. v. U.S. News & World Report, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Chapman v. . FargoNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Sweazey v. Merchants Mutual InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- Martin v. Metropolitan Property & Casualty InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
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